Celery

🧩 Role in the garden

Family

Apiaceae

Height

medium (40–100 cm)

Shape

upright

Roots

shallow

Sun

tolerates some shade

Season

cool season

Grows in

❄ winter beds (cool season)

Feeds

heavy feeder

Jobs in the bed

A plain neighbour: no special job.

Rotation

Do not return Apiaceae to the same spot for 3–4 years. Same family:

• Carrot
• Parsnip
• Dill
• Parsley
• Coriander / cilantro

How these roles work in the Guide →

✓ Good neighbours

• ✓ Tomato ☀
• ✓ Bean (bush/pole) ☀
• ✓ Onion
• ✓ Cucumber ☀
• ✓ Spinach
• ✓ Leek
• ✓ Broad bean / fava
• ✓ Swiss chard

☀❄ Grows in a different season: not at the same time in the same bed.